Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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Michigan Department of Transportation This year's work includes rebuilding the westbound side of M-14 / I-96 in the city of Livonia and Plymouth Township.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The suspect then drove westbound on Sixth Street, parked his vehicle and got out on foot with a rifle, Davis said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The street’s westbound lanes reopened later in the night.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The case involved Vernon Hudson, who was driving westbound on I-290 in May 2001 on his way to help a friend jump-start his car, the Tribune reported at the time.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The suspect then drove westbound on Sixth Street, parked his vehicle and got out on foot with a rifle, Davis said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The street’s westbound lanes reopened later in the night.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The case involved Vernon Hudson, who was driving westbound on I-290 in May 2001 on his way to help a friend jump-start his car, the Tribune reported at the time.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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